What are three reasons why people diagnoses with schizophrenia suffer from infectious and circulatory diseases more than people without the diagnosis?

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers may vary. Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? underdiagnosis of physical illness
? less access to care
? higher rates of smoking
? being overweight due to diet, exercise, and side effects of medications

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Mental disorders are almost always __________, meaning that they are influenced by multiple genes.

A. environmentally induced B. chemical circuits C. polygenic D. monogenic

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Which of the following statements is true? a. Eating disorders are a way of expressing depression

b. Eating disorders have a high comorbidity with posttraumatic stress disorder. c. Over 80% of people with bulimia had an anxiety disorder at some point during their lives. d. Twenty to thirty percent of all people with bulimia nervosa meet the criteria for a mood disorder during the course of their eating disorder.

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Beatriz is 2 years old; when her brother tells her to hide, she covers her face with a blanket. This is a good example of:

A) assimilation. B) egocentrism. C) conservation. D) accommodation.

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The three basic units of thought are creativity, intelligence, and problem solving

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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